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Fault Detection and Diagnostics for Rooftop Air Conditioners

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on directional changes to identify the most likely cause of the faulty behavior (diagnosis).<br />

In addition, four fault impact evaluation criteria, ECONOMIC CRITERIA, COMFORT<br />

CRITERIA, SAFETY CRITERIA, <strong>and</strong> ENVIRONMENTAL CRITERIA, were<br />

developed. Based on estimated impacts, the FDD technique further made a decision on<br />

how to respond to the fault: tolerate, repair ASAP, adapt control, or stop to repair. This<br />

research laid a blueprint <strong>for</strong> later research, whose strengths <strong>and</strong> weaknesses were<br />

discussed in Deliverables 2.1.3, 2.1.4 <strong>and</strong> 2.1.5 <strong>and</strong> Li & Braun (2003).<br />

Measurements<br />

<strong>Fault</strong> <strong>Detection</strong><br />

1. Preprocessor<br />

2. Classifier<br />

<strong>Fault</strong> Diagnosis<br />

1. Preprocessor<br />

2. Classifier<br />

<strong>Fault</strong> Evaluation<br />

1. Com<strong>for</strong>t<br />

2. Economics<br />

3. Safety<br />

4. Environment<br />

<strong>Detection</strong> Decision<br />

1. Tolerate<br />

2. 3. Repair ASAP<br />

Adapt Control<br />

4. Stop, Repair<br />

HVAC Equipment<br />

Figure 1-3 Supervision approach of HVAC&R equipment.<br />

Following this research, Breuker <strong>and</strong> Braun (1997a, 1998a, 1998b) first identified<br />

important faults <strong>and</strong> their impacts on rooftop air conditioners through interactions with<br />

industry personnel, <strong>and</strong> then did a detailed evaluation of the per<strong>for</strong>mance of the FDD<br />

technique presented by Rossi <strong>and</strong> Braun (1997). It was found that by the frequency of<br />

occurrence, approximately 40% of the failure incidents of "no air conditioning" were<br />

electrical or controls related <strong>and</strong> the other 60% were mechanical. By the service<br />

occurrences, refrigerant leakage (12%) dominated among the mechanical faults while the<br />

occurrences of faults relating to condenser (7%), air h<strong>and</strong>ling (7%), evaporator (6%), <strong>and</strong><br />

compressor (3%) are similar. By the service costs, the faults related to compressor failure<br />

dominated with 24% of total service costs. Controls related faults were the second-rated

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